初一 (chū yī) — first day of a lunar month; Chinese New Year's Day (first day of the first lunar month); first-year student in junior high school (grade 7)
Definition
Two unrelated uses of the same spelling: (1) the first day of a lunar month, especially Chinese New Year (正月初一), and (2) grade 7 in mainland junior high.
noun
first day of a lunar monthChinese New Year's Day (first day of the first lunar month)first-year student in junior high school (grade 7)
Examples
- 。Xià ge yuè chū yī shì chūn jié.The first day of next month is Spring Festival.
- 初一。chū yī Nà tiān wǒ men quán jiā yì qǐ chī nián yè fàn.On New Year's Day, our whole family eats the New Year's Eve dinner together.
- 初一，。Tā jīn nián shàng chū yī, xué xí hěn nǔ lì.He is in the first year of junior high school this year and studies very hard.
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